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The system hive that is located in the \winnt\repair directory. If it isn't  
  
there then someone deleted it.  
  
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"Kenneth"  wrote:  
  
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Howdy,  
  
My system could not find the CD drives, and I called Dell  
  
Tech Support. They had me modify an Upper Filters key in the  
  
Registry, and, with that, I had my drives back.  
  
Since doing that, I have been getting a Stop error  
  
0x0000009f, intermittently, checked the KB, and now have a  
  
few questions...  
  
When I searched the MSKB for that error, I found many  
  
articles, but only one that mentioned a situation that  
  
seemed similar to mine.  
  
It was  
  
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;832452  
  
Its description includes:  
  
CAUSE  
  
This problem occurs if the UpperFilters value contains  
  
incorrect data or is missing from the following Registry  
  
subkey:  
  
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E967-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}  
  
and that certainly seems close enough for a cigar, but it  
  
specifies the error as:  
  
STOP: 0x0000009F (0x00000100, 0x8a8a0030, 0x8a8a0030,  
  
0x8a8c2d90)  
  
DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE  
  
STOP: 0x0000009F (0x00000100, 0x82049a70, 0x82049a70,  
  
0x8207f2d0)  
  
DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE  
  
But, my error was:  
  
STOP: 0x0000009f (0x00000100, 0x8512f020, 0x8512f020,  
  
0x85167030)  
  
DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE  
  
The article goes on with  
  
RESOLUTION  
  
To solve this problem, follow these steps:1. Click Start,  
  
click Run, type regedt32.exe in the Open box, and then click  
  
OK.  
  
2. In Registry Editor, click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, and then on  
  
the File menu, click Load Hive.  
  
3. Locate and then click the Drive:\Winnt\Repair\System  
  
file.  
  
4. Click Open, type Repair in the Key Name box, and then  
  
click OK.  
  
5. Minimize Registry Editor.  
  
6. Click Start, click Run, type regedit.exe in the Open box,  
  
and then click OK.  
  
7. Locate and click the following registry subkey:  
  
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Repair\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4D36E967-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}  
  
8. On the File menu, click Export, type TempRepair for the  
  
file name, and then click Save.  
  
9. On the File menu, click Exit.  
  
10. Maximize the first instance of Registry Editor.  
  
11. Locate and click the following registry subkey:  
  
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Repair  
  
12. On the File menu, click Unload Hive, and then click Yes.  
  
13. On the File menu, click Exit.  
  
14. Locate the TempRepair.reg file that you saved in step 8.  
  
15. Use Notepad to open the file.  
  
16. Locate and change each occurrence of  
  
Repair\ControlSet001 in the key paths of  
  
SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet, save the file, and then close  
  
Notepad.  
  
17. Double-click TempRepair.reg, and then click Yes.  
  
18. Restart your computer.  
  
Now, all but one step seems clear enough to me, but I am  
  
confused by  
  
3. Locate and then click the Drive:\Winnt\Repair\System  
  
file.  
  
I simply have no idea what that means. What filename do they  
  
want me to locate?  
  
(I should add here that the parts of the article are pasted  
  
into this post.)  
  
Also, right now, I am at a different Win 2000 machine, and I  
  
have looked in the Repair folder and can find nothing that  
  
has the word system in it.  
  
So, I would certainly welcome any help on deciphering this  
  
situation.  
  
Sincere thanks,  
  
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On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 18:50:30 -0500, Kenneth  
  
<usenet@soleSPAMLESSassociates.com> wrote:  
  
Hello again,  
  
I just noticed that the article describes the error as  
  
appearing as one attempts to shut down, or restart.  
  
I get the error on boot...  
  
Thanks again,  
  
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Hi Kenneth - Here's my "standard" post about this.  Sounds like you need  
  
FilterFixer, below.  
  
See here:  http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;[LN];270008  It  
  
may not sound like it applies but take the steps outlined there to delete  
  
the Upper and Lower Filters.  
  
You can also use this reg file to handle these deletes (it takes care of  
  
deleting some other things which can cause problems as well):  
  
http://www.aumha.org/downloads/cdgone.zip  This is  
  
pretty much the "standard" fix for this type of issue.  Backup first so that  
  
you can recover if there are problems (there aren't usually, BTW).  
  
It's recommended by Compaq/HP that you run FilterFixer also when this occurs  
  
to recreate the correct entries, here:  
  
ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp27501-28000/sp27949.exe   Instructions  
  
here:  ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/softpaq/sp27501-28000/sp27949.txt  
  
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E967-E325-11C  
  
E-BFC1-08002BE10318}  
  
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Repair\ControlSet001\Control\Class\{4D36E967-E325-11CE-BF  
  
C1-08002BE10318}

Hi Kenneth - Hard to know without knowing the underlying event(s).  Can you  
  
reassigned them correctly and make it stick through MyCompute|right  
  
click|Manage?  If so, I'd probably attribute it to a one-off, but I would  
  
certainly run a full set of anti-virus and anti-malware progies.  See my  
  
Blog, addy below in my Signature.  
  
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http://DefendingYourMachine.blogspot.com/  
  
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On Wed, 2 Nov 2005 16:32:18 -0800, "Jim Byrd"  
  
<jrbyrd@spamlessadelphia.net> wrote:  
  
Hi Jim,  
  
I am also having some odd hassles with the assignment of  
  
drive letters to my four available partitions (on two  
  
disks.)  
  
Am I correct that the problems may well be related?  
  
Sincere thanks,  
  
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YW, Kenneth - Sorry I wasn't of more help.  Not to be defeatist, but in my  
  
experience sometimes a Repair Install is the easiest way out if you don't  
  
have a known good Registry backup (Erunt/Erdnt, for example) to try a  
  
restore to a known good condition.  Just a thought.  
  
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Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP/DTS/AH-VSOP  
  
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http://DefendingYourMachine.blogspot.com/  
  
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On Wed, 2 Nov 2005 17:09:16 -0800, "Jim Byrd"  
  
<jrbyrd@spamlessadelphia.net> wrote:  
  
Hi Jim,  
  
I cannot reassign them properly...  
  
And I do run appropriate AV AM stuff.  
  
This is a strange one.  
  
Thanks again,  
  
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On Wed, 2 Nov 2005 21:38:30 -0800, "Jim Byrd"  
  
<jrbyrd@spamlessadelphia.net> wrote:  
  
Hmmm, that might be the way to go...  
  
Am I correct that after booting the Win installation CD  
  
there are two (or perhaps more) distinct methods of repair?  
  
If so, which would you suggest?  
  
Thanks again,  
  
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On Wed, 2 Nov 2005 21:38:30 -0800, "Jim Byrd"  
  
<jrbyrd@spamlessadelphia.net> wrote:  
  
Hi again Jim,  
  
You had suggested an MSKB article number 270008...  
  
I am back at the system now, and went into the reg key  
  
specified. The article wanted me to remove the Upperfilters  
  
and Lowerfilters values completely from a particular key.  
  
I opened the key, and there are no entries for upperfilters  
  
or lowerfilters at all.  
  
Might you have any insight into that?  
  
Very sincere thanks,  
  
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Hi Kenneth - I suspect you already removed them per what you said in your  
  
original post.  Now I'd try using the FilterFixer to restore the correct  
  
default info as I outlined in my previous post.  As for your Repair  
  
Install - If at all possible, use a slipstreamed Win2k w/SP4 CD (nLite,  
  
http://www.nliteos.com/ or Autostreamer,  
  
http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=223562 both work well  
  
although I personally prefer nLite as it will also allow inclusion of  
  
Hotfixes, etc. if you have them available)  and then follow the procedure  
  
here:  http://www.windowsreinstall.com/windows2000/Repair/  
  
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Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP/DTS/AH-VSOP  
  
My Blog, Defending Your Machine, here:  
  
http://DefendingYourMachine.blogspot.com/  
  
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On Thu, 3 Nov 2005 09:30:58 -0800, "Jim Byrd"  
  
<jrbyrd@spamlessadelphia.net> wrote:  
  
Hi Jim,  
  
You have been most kind...  
  
I am happy to report that the problem is resolved.  
  
As it turned out, while all this was going on, I was dealing  
  
with something that I did not know was related.  
  
Today, Support folks from Acronis (True Image) asked that I  
  
make a modification of the registry to correct a problem  
  
that I have had for weeks. Then wanted me to add "PartMgr"  
  
to a particular key. Apparently, at some earlier stage of my  
  
efforts with them, we had removed, or modified it.  
  
In any case, as I typed it in, I thought "Hmmm, 'wonder if  
  
that might be an abbreviation for Partition Manager.  
  
Well, you know the rest...  
  
My drive letter names are now fine.  
  
By the way, the particular function of True Image with which  
  
I have had trouble still does not work <g>.  
  
All the best, and again, sincere thanks,  
  
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Kenneth  
  
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YW, Kenneth - Glad you got it straightened out.  
  
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Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP/DTS/AH-VSOP  
  
My Blog, Defending Your Machine, here:  
  
http://DefendingYourMachine.blogspot.com/  
  
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